About Bamunda Village

Bamunda is a large village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,109, made up of 1,085 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamunda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur II
Pincode	721439
Area (hectares)	264.82 hectares
Population	2,109
Male Population	1,085
Female Population	1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamunda compares

By the 2011 count Bamunda is the 24th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 264.82 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bamunda

Bamunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamunda from other places

Bamunda lies about 17 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 4.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bamunda
Nearest railway station	Mahisadal	4.9 km
Nearest town	Monoharpur	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potashpur II	17 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	17 km

Villages closest to Bamunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potashpur II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bamunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamunda village had a population of 2,109. That makes it the 24th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Bamunda village has 1,085 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamunda has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bamunda is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamunda covers 264.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamunda falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamunda is Mahisadal, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamunda.

Bamunda is about 17 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamunda is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 4.9 km away. Monoharpur is about 8.4 km away. Potashpur II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.